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...dude named Franz. But don’t be hasty. The video for lead single “Chips Ahoy!” plays up the band’s loserish appearances knowingly but not affectedly. And it’s hilarious—Finn plays a TV news anchorman unable to land an interview with his uninterested paramour—but it’s also heartbreaking, since every other member of the band gets with the girl. It’s 70s, with the square-frame glasses and garish striped ties, but the boys wear...
...President is standing face to face with NBC's Matt Lauer by the immaculate oak desk in the Oval Office, jabbing emphatically toward the Today anchorman's chest and insisting, "My job is to protect this country, Matt. And it gets second-guessed all the time by people who don't live in the United States." Lauer has interviewed Bush several times, and they have a convivial relationship, bonding about golf and bikes during breaks in the taping. But at the moment, Lauer is pressing the President on the legality of the CIA's secret detention program for accused terrorists...
...political characters to "talk Texan" but also their physical presence--"people larger than life, people that could fill the stage." The President has been on just about every imaginable stage lately. He went to Capitol Hill; gave a prime-time address; held the Rose Garden news conference; invited an anchorman into his limo, an editorialist onto Air Force One and a columnist into the Oval; held an off-the-record session for conservative radio hosts; and sat down chummily with a clutch of conservative opinion writers who had favored the war in Iraq but now think more troops are needed...
...Ricky Bobby on track and always gaining momentum. That - and director Adam McKay's skill in mixing up Ferrell's shtick with a strong supporting cast, keeping the vehicle from bogging down amid Ricky Bobby's immature tirades and boyish antics.For those who loved Ferrell's arrogant newsman in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, also directed by McKay, here Ferrell again struts about, proclaiming in a later scene that his nickname "El Diablo" means "fighting chicken," much as he explained in Anchorman that San Diego actually means "a whale's vagina...
...focusing on the market pressures which affect the quality of broadcast news. “Ratings no longer are king. Demographics are,” Rather said, noting that even shows with high ratings can now be taken off the air for demographic reasons. The long-time CBS News anchorman, who retired from his post last spring after more than half a century in the press, described the news as a “public trust.” He emphasized the media’s obligation to public service, which he said “has gone badly...